Oxford Circus station in London has been evacuated because of an "incident", police have said.

According to the Press Assocation, there were reports of people running out of the Tube station on Friday afternoon.

On Twitter, British Transport Police said: "Officers are responding to reports of an incident at Oxford Circus station. Officers are on scene, more information when we get it."

Transport for London said on Twitter: "Oxford Circus Station is closed while we investigate a customer incident."

On twitter, the Metropolitan Police warned people in the area to go into a building and that officers are on scene.

We'll be bringing you more updates as we get them.

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